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Remedy For Leg Pain And Pigmentation After Taking Lovastatin?
I was taking cholesterol pills -lovastatin for about 8 months, and I had unbearable pain in my legs (muscles) and I noticed pattern in my leg skins, looks very ugly , after stopped taking the pills too. And I have tried using caster oil, olive oil and petroleum jelly too. (even lime juice and papaya extract too) what is the remedy for me? pleas advise me.
lipid lowerring drugs such as lovastatin most comman side effect is mascular atrophy and pigmantation but in 8month short period rare such s/effect.you can change drug such more advance drug with less s/effect atarvostatin or rosuvastatin
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Remedy For Leg Pain And Pigmentation After Taking Lovastatin?
lipid lowerring drugs such as lovastatin most comman side effect is mascular atrophy and pigmantation but in 8month short period rare such s/effect.you can change drug such more advance drug with less s/effect atarvostatin or rosuvastatin